The Daily News-Journal from Murfreesboro, Tennessee • 5

Thursday, March 11 1999, Daily News Journal, Murfreesboro, yenn, A 5 Gunman opens On his easiest target. Everybody else was sitting down." But his targets were in the congregation. The shooting lasted long enough for the gunman to empty one clip in the semi-automatic pistol and then -reload and continue shooting into the pews. As he left. Holmes heard him mumble something like, "That will show you Landry said investigators were still compiling the names of the victims, but the minister said the slain wife was Carla three counts, of attempted first-degree murder, Landry said.

When the firing started, about 50 to 75 worshipers were inside the building where the congregation is holding services while the big brick church down the street is renovated. The Rev. Wilbert Holmes said he thought it was some kind of prank when the gunman burst through the foyer doors. "Then he started shooting," Holmes said "I would think I was (Continued from page 1) -single-family homes and winter cabbage gardens near the church in this small town of 7,000 before 5 they found When they discovered him in a shed about 100 yards away, he tried to kill himself, Landry said. An officer blasted the pistol out of his hand with a shotgun at close ranger wounding him.

Miller's was not released. -i Miller will be charged with four counts of first-degree murder and Authorities said the other victims includeda 53-year-old woman and 19-year-old man. Two people were hospitalized in critical condition, and two teen-agers were in good condition one of them Ms, Enkadi's 16-year-old son, Donald Rideau, who was shot in jhe leg. Nadine Wilson, Mrs. Miller's cousin, said the Millers married about two years ago and that she left him shortly later.

"It was just a domestic problem that turned into domestic violence," Landry said. 1 1 NASHVILLE (AP) Gov. Don Sundquist and legislatiyc leaders have agreed to Hold a special session to teal with the governor's tax -reform proposal, a newspaper reported today. The session to consider Sundquist's Tax Relief and Fairness Act is expected to begin March 29 and last three weeks, according to The Knoxville News-Sentinel. What other issues might also be considered during the session is unclear.

Sundquist was expected to issue a formal "call" for the ses-sion today that sets parameters for discussion; A draft of the call says the subject is "taxation reform" and explicitly mentions Sundquist's tax reform' plan, but also includes broad terminology that could open the session to discussion of most any other tax and revenue topic, the News-Sentinel reported. 7r Smyrna Airport bears liability. (Continued from page 1) a workable deal provided we will assurc.we will continue to work with the Corps' of Engineers in every way we can to satisfy their concerns about the landfill. 'They recognize there is no po-tential problem outside of continuing to monitor it they want to monitor feel they will have closure within the next 12 months." CTh3 toiTWi llfamsrch ref -ex-ecu- tive officer for PlaneStations, said the compromise would be accept- able to Wiggins. "In terms of the current deal over the lien issue" Williams said, "we're perfectly happy at this point to proceed with the 300-acre project provided (the Nashville authority) will release that partial portion Franklin Trio faces Some lawmakers want to talk about raising the state gasoline tax, currently 2 1 .4 cents a gallon, to pay for more road projects.

Others want to link tax changes to TennCare problems, such as giving doctors a "tax credit for treating TennCare patients. Still others may want to consider a state lottery which, although not a tax, might affect tax revenues. Senate Majority Leader Ward Crutchfield, D-Chattanooga, said today an earlier draft of the call included language that would have allowed discussion of a lottery, but it was removed. In the Tax Relief and Fairness Act, Sundquist proposes putting a 2.5 percent tax on the profits and wages of every company in the state, with $50,000. exemptions in each category.

The plan would remove the sales tax from grocery store food, saving the average fam- ily of -four-aesHmate4 year. to improve state Route 99 from Rockvale to Eagleville, Womack said. This is a project Womack and Rep. Mae Beavers, R-Mt. Juliet, discussed with Saksman recently.

know the people of Eagleville -f will be happy to' see some progress on this," said Transportation Committee member Beavers, whose district includes a portion of Rutherford County. Preliminary work has been -done on the project tfor about four years. A design hearing for state Route 99 improvements is planned for the end pf she said, A proposal from the last public hearing on the project called for altering the road to- go behind Eagleville -Higff School. The Eagleville project calls for a- two-lane road which is an improvement over the narrow Beavers said. -Also Wednesday, Rep.

Frank Buck, D-Dowelltown, delayed a bill two weeks that would decrease penalties for High Occupancy Vehicle lane violations. Under his bill, penalties would be decreased from about $150 to $60. Buck's bill was on Wednesday's House Transportation Committee agenda after passing a subcommittee last week. new interchange on 1-24 at Elam Road. "This is aroutine agreement with the state7 relative to right of ways and cooperating with them, for the purchase of property" said Public Works Committee Chairman Grant Kelley Jr.

There had been some controversy connected with the interchange-proposal, when the county's High- Board voted to close Elam Road at the interchange to prevent excessive traffic; and speeding. It later rescinded the decision to close the road. Gf the lien. Appertains to the rest, we're willing to forego that pend- ing remediation as long as we've got the option of developing that property onc6 that part lien is released. If we can get the 300, can proceed." If the issue can't be worked out, Weatherford said he would return to the authority next month with an option, to return control of the lien Metrjx "We've either got to go with Wiggins," he corftiriued, "or have the city and in $1 million a year or we (give) it back to them.

I think one of those three choices is all we have. We've got to make this airport go or give it up." -Metropolitan Nashville Airport '(. "The victim stated he then grabbed the knife and bent it Baskette reported. "He was then-. knocked onto the floor by the sus-.

pects." One suspect got on top of him, then held the knife like he was going" to stgb him again and demand-' ed money. XThe' victim, who stated he was in fear for his life, told the suspects the money was in his left 'boot," Baskette reported. "The suspects took' the money out of his boot. The victim stated then; pushed the 'suspects out of the way-and ran out of the room." Forsythe said they left in a white car driven by a woman. He gave the description of the car to police.

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CO 1 (Continued from page 1 the knife," Baskette reported. bey struggled and one of the men stabbed him in the back. 840... (Continued from page 1) All phases of the interchange and connector road are recommended for funding in the 1999-2000 fiscal year, Grandinetti' said. Typically, road projects are funded in phases, but the depart-Inehns'tiyTng'toresporid to the raceway -quickly" she said.

Plans call for the interchange to be diamond-shaped with a five-lane connector road east of 840 to connect to the speedway and then connect to U.S. Highway. 231 North- (Lebanon Highway), Grandinetti said, Rep. Hood slates Saturday meetings State Rep. John Hood has announced the schedule of community meetings in the 48th pistrict for Saturday.

He will be at the following locations 8 a.m. Hardee's Restaurant No. 3, 1851 Memorial 9 a.m. McDonald's Restaurant, 106 S.E Broad St 10 a.m. Cavalry Banking Cason Lane office, 123 Cason '11 a.m.

Mercury Boulevard Fire Station, 1511 Mercury Blvd. Rep. Hood will be. available to: Discuss the current issues of the 101st General Assembly. Assist in dealing with 'a state -agency.

pate, that would mean about $200,000 from them. The third thing we can do is turn it back to the Nashville Metropolitan Airport Authority" Though cooperation from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -tould get the land cleared in 30 to 60 days, Weatherford said, the Wiggins Group must move" more quickly, primarily because the company has other options and the Smyrna project only one Cog in a nationwide distribution wheel. "We can't go much past July 1," -said PlaneStations. li MUX v'(f 1(mii( TriicEi! h'iui i -1 'I' TOR CARS lit iJi (Coral (Continued from page 1) tremely well in the projects that were proposed," said Transportation Committee member Sen.

Andy Womack, D-Murfreesboro. The Elam Road interchangepro-ject is needed to "alleviate the tractor-trailer traffic on U.S. Highway 231 said. Thaj interchange has already received federal approval and is in right-of-way acquisition. Construction is expected to begin in the 1999-2000 fiscal year if plans go as scheduled, Grandinetti said.

There has been a lot of interest in widening Franklin Road over the year, Womack pointed out. "It's good to. see construction has been funded from 1-24 to Over- -all Creek," he said. The Franklin Road project scheduled for a July bid opening, mittee member state Rep. John Hood, D-Murfreesboro.

During the House- committee meeting, Hood asked Bill Moore of the department why construction wasn't planned for a portion of Franklin Road pear Franklin which had been expected to begin this December. Moore said it wasn't ready -yet for construction. Among "the other' Rutherford road the department is recommending right of way funds- 9 Wheel Tax. (Continued from page 1) end of June.xx The department has already spent its paving budget for this fiscal year because mild weather al-lowed it to pave at a faster rate than anticipated, according to Highway Superintendent Mike Williams. Also originating from the Budget Committee is a resolution to fund the salary for a full-time juvenile referee.

The resolution was made after a request by county judges, who' suggested that the position eventually become an elected juvenile judgeship. The commission will consider a resolution from its Steering Committee which would allow the Town of Smyrna to enact a hotelmotel tax The Steering Committee will alsQ introduce a resolution to support a bill currently pending in the state Senate, which would remove a requirement that local school board superintendents be appoints ed. If the measure is adopted by the state Legislature, counties would have the option to elect school superintendents. The Public Works Committee will introduce a resolution to ap-. prove the proposal to construct a Post Credit No Problem.

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